Two graduating seniors from Montgomery High School have big dreams after being named the top two students in the class of 2016.

Salutatorian Taylor Mikulla and valedictorian Tara Mehta both plan on pursuing some type of business degrees in college, though Mikulla has a quick stop at Texas A&M for a chemical engineering degree.

“Within a year or two (of graduating from Texas A&M), I’d like to go back to school and get my masters in business administration so maybe one day I can move up within a company,” Mikulla said. “Like with a chemical engineering firm, I would know both the chemical engineering side and the business side at the same time.”

Mikulla said she worked hard throughout high school, often missing out on typical high school activities. But in the end, being named one of the top students in her class was worth it, she said.

“I could have gone and seen movies with friends or spent more time with my family,” Mikulla said. “It was always a constant grind of homework and studying. I missed out on a lot of certain things, but in a way it was worth it. Do I regret missing some things? Yes, but at the same time I don’t, because if I would have gone and done some of those things I don’t know if I’d be salutatorian.”

Mehta hopes to follow in her parents’ footsteps and become a professor after graduating with a business degree from the University of Texas.

“Both of my parents are (professors), and my grandfather was,” Mehta said. “It’s just been something we all do, and I really enjoy teaching.”

Mehta is a math tutor currently as well as treasurer of Mu Alpha Theta, MHS’ math honor society.

“I think adjusting to high school was a big change to me coming from junior high doing the normal student thing,” Mehta said. “Once I was able to adjust and find out how to study and how to work with teachers, I found it a lot easier to go through school.”

Montgomery High School’s graduation will be at noon June 3 at Reed Arena in College Station.